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The synthetic cathinone derivative club drug ‘mephedrone’ [4-methylmethcathinone (4MMC)] has been recognized in the EMCDDA early warning system since 2008 [EMCDDA (2010a). ‘Article 5 of the Council Decision’ council decision 2005/387/JHA of 10 May 2005 on the information exchange, risk assessment and control of new psychoactive substances. Official Journal, L 127. Retrieved from http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32005D0387:EN:HTML] and is currently under legislative control in Ireland. Research on this drug remains scant, and primarily UK based. This exploratory research aimed to present a ‘consumptive snapshot’ of this emerging drug in the Irish drug scene, with specific focus on mephedrone user experiences, social situatedness of use and risk discourses. Twenty two in-depth interviews were undertaken with young Irish people aged 18–35 years, who had used …